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Born to Kill: S. Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket as Historical Representation of America's Experience in Vietnam
- Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies
- Center for the Study of Film and History
- Volume 20, Number 3, September 1990
- pp. 62-70
- 10.1353/flm.1990.a400423
- Article
- Additional Information
Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), no less subjective than some literary and historical treatments of Vietnam, conveys a nuanced historical argument to simultaneously address the audience's hearts and minds.